In 1909, Gore moved to 31 Mornington Crescent and it was from here and from No.6, Sickert's studio, that a series of more than forty views of Mornington Cresent and the square mile around were painted. The present work shows the central communal gardens which no longer exist and which are now occupied by a building originally erected in 1926 for the Carreras cigarette factory.

John Quinn (1870-1924) was the foremost collector of British and French paintings and sculpture during the first half of the 20th Century (see note to lot 43). Quinn was a close friend of the artist Augustus John and he helped him to build his collection of contemporary British art by introducing him to his circle of friends and by making the purchasing arrangements on his behalf. In an undated letter (in the collection of Frederick Gore, the artist's son), John writes to Gore 'I will look through your paintings and choose three for Quinn ... I got one (for Him) at your last show' (held at the Chenil Gallery, in March 1911). Quinn's four paintings by Gore of Mornington Crescent views from circa 1909-1911, 'The Avenue', 'Frosty Morning', Mornington Crescent (sold in these Rooms on 1 July 1993 for 30,000, private collection), and the present work were all auctioned at the three-day sale of his collection in February 1927